No. 11 Notre Dame spoils No. 17 Duke’s night
A week after losing on a last-second touchdown, No. 11 Notre Dame came up with a clutch winning moment of its own. Audric Estimé slipped through a crowd and broke free for a 30-yard touchdown run with 31 seconds left, capping a 95-yard drive that lifted No. 11 Notre Dame past No. 17 Duke 21-14 Saturday night in Durham, North Carolina.
A week after losing to Ohio State on a TD with 1 second left, the Fighting Irish (5-1) trailed 14-13 when they got the ball back with 2:35 to play. Estimé, transfer quarterback Sam Hartman and the rest of the offense pounced on that chance.
“It was a rough week and everybody knows that, but they continued to battle,” Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman said. “Great teams find a way to win when it matters the most.”
It marked Notre Dame’s 30th straight regular-season win against Atlantic Coast Conference opponents, coming after the Irish had blown a 13-0 third-quarter margin.
Duke (4-1) had a final chance to tie, but its last offensive snap ended in disaster. Star quarterback Riley Leonard was stripped of the ball by Howard Cross III while trying to throw, leading to a loose ball recovered by the Irish to end it. Cross’ body rolled up on Leonard’s right leg, leaving him writhing in pain.
Top 25/Nation No. 7 Washington 31, Arizona 24:
Michael Penix Jr. threw for 363 yards, Dillon Johnson ran for two touchdowns and Washington (5-0, 2-0 Pac-12) picked apart Arizona (3-2, 1-1 Pac-12) in Tucson. Penix completed 30 of 40 passes for the Huskies in their 12th straight victory over two seasons.
No. 9 Oregon 42, Stanford 6: Bo Nix threw touchdown passes on the first four drives of the second half, and Oregon shook off a shaky start at Stanford by scoring TDs on six of seven possessions.
No. 12 Alabama 40, Mississippi State 17: Jalen Milroe was efficient at quarterback for Alabama (4-1, 2-0 SEC), and the Crimson Tide intercepted Will Rogers of MSU (2-3, 0-3) three times in Starkville, Mississippi. Milroe completed his first eight passes and ended up 10 of 12 for 164 yards. He ran 11 times for 69 yards and two touchdowns.
No. 20 Mississippi 55, No. 13
LSU 49: Jaxson Dart threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Tre Harris with 39 seconds remaining as Ole Miss (4-1, 1-1 SEC) rallied past the Tigers (3-2, 2-1) before a school-record crowd of 66,703 in Oxford, Mississippi.
Dart, who also rushed for a touchdown, finished 26 of 39 for 389 yards. LSU’s Jayden Daniels was 27 of 36 for 414 yards and four touchdowns.
No. 14 Oklahoma 50, Iowa State 20:
Dillon Gabriel passed for 366 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two scores in Norman, Oklahoma, as the Sooners (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) beat the Cyclones (2-3, 1-1) set up a battle of unbeatens against Texas at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.
No. 21 Tennessee 41, South Carolina 20: Joe Milton threw for 231 yards and Tennessee sacked Spencer Rattler six times in Knoxville. Jaylen Wright ran for 123 yards and a touchdown for the Volunteers (4-1, 1-1 SEC) in their win against the Gamecocks (2-3, 1-2).
No. 23 Missouri 38, Vanderbilt 21: Brady Cook threw for a careerhigh 395 yards and four touchdowns in Nashville, Tennessee, as Missouri (5-0, 1-0 SEC) continued its best start since 2013 by beating the Commodores (2-4, 0-2).
No. 25 Fresno State 27, Nevada 9: Mikey Keene connected with Jaelen Gill on two touchdown passes, Malik Sherod had 12 carries for 123 yards and a score, and host Fresno State (5-0, 1-0 Mountain West) beat the winless Wolf Pack.
Nation Rice 24, East Carolina 17:
JT Daniels threw two touchdown passes, including the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter, and Rice (3-2, 1-1 AAC) edged the Pirates (1-4, 0-1) in Houston.
State
Virginia State 38, Shaw 19: The Trojans (5-0, 3-0 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) defeated the Bears (1-4, 1-2) in Raleigh, North Carolina. Lucas Nunez caught a pair of touchdown passes from Jordan Davis, who was 15 of 24 for 310 yards despite two interceptions.
Virginia Union 47, Saint Augustine’s 7:
The Panthers (4-1, 2-1 CIAA) romped in Raleigh, North Carolina, as Curtis Allen rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns. VUU held the Falcons (0-5, 0-4) to minus-24 yards rushing.